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E. T. HEHN BARBER'S CHAIR OCL Filed June 20, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1WITNESS:

E. T. HEHN BARBERS CHAIR Oct. 27 1925- Filed June 20, 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 2 -E6Z/zer T. Hem

ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES ESTHER T. HEHN, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

BARBERS CHAIR.

Ap lication filed June 20, 1924.

1 '0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EsTHEn T. HEHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sioux City, in the county of \Voodbury and State of Iowa,have invented new and useful Improvements in Barbers Chairs, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to barbers chairs and has for its chiefcharacteristic the provision of an auxiliary seat adapted to be used forsmall children, and which seat in its normal position constitutes partof the back of the chair, being associated therewith to permit theauxiliary seat tobe conveniently swung to a horizontal position for use,and subsequently adjusted to vary the height of the auxiliary seat asthe occasion may require.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a harbors chair, showingthe auxiliary seat extended for use.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary View of the chair showing the normal positionof the seat, in which position it forms a part of the back of the chair.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the back of the chair withthe seat in its normal position.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through the back of the chair withthe seat in position for use.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale showing theconnection between the auxiliary seat; and one of the supporting barstherefor.

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional view taken at a right angle to Figure6.

Figure 8 is a detail sectional view of the connection between one of thesupporting Serial No. 721,298.

arms for the seat and above referred to.

Figure 9 is a detail view showing how the seat is normally held in avertical position.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates generally a barberschair of well known construction wherein 10 represents the seat and 11the back of the chair. The back is of course upholstered in any wellknown manner, but in accordance with the present invention thisupholstered portion is made up of two sections, namely a fixed section12 and a movable section 13. The purpose of this arrangement is toutilize the movable section in the capacity of an auxiliary chair orseat for young children, and thus dispense with the necessity of using aseparate chair for this purpose, which is now supported upon the chairproper in various ways. In other words, a childs chair is alwaysconvenient for the barber and can be easily swung to a position for useand the height of the chair subsequently regulated by means forming apart of the invention.

Supported on the back proper and adjacent the opposed sides thereof arevertically disposed bars 14, which bars are slightly spaced from theback proper and have their corresponding rear edges formed with aplurality of teeth indicated at 15. The mow able section 13 of the backwhich will be hereinafter referred to as the auxiliary seat. is providedwith a pair of small yoke like members 16, these members being pivotedadjacent the lowermost corners of the auxiliary seat upon apertured lugs17 attached to said seat. These yokes 16 straddle the adjacent bars 14,and the cross piece of each yoke is bevelled to accommodate itself tothe toothed side of the adjacent rod, and reposes upon one of the teeth15 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 7. The yoke however ofsuch length to permit the yokes in unison to be moved rearwardly of thesupporting rods 14 in order to separate these yokes from the teeth 15when it is necessary to effect an adjustment of the seat to regulate itsheight. In order to hold these yokes associated with the bars 14 whenthe seat is in use, or swung to a horizontal position for use, I makeuse of coiled springs 18 which are arranged within said yokes, and havethe supporting bar their corresponding extremities bearing against therod 14, and their inner extremities secured to the yokes in any suitablemanner as at 19. Consequently when the seat is to be raised or lowered,it is-only necessary to push upon the yokes 16 thereby compressing thesprings 18, in order to separate the yokes from the toothed edges of'therods 14, after which the seat can be easily raised or lowered as theoccasion may require.

To further assist in supporting the seat in position for use, I employbrace rods. each of which is made up of two sections indicated at 20 andpivoted as at 21. These brace rods are terminally connected with theforward corners of the seat as shown in Figures 1 and 4, while the otherends of the rods have pivotally connected therewith yoke like members 22which are similar to the yokes 10 above described. When the seat 13 ishorizontally disposed, these yokes22 are arranged at an inclination withrespect to the toothed bars 14 which they embrace, and in whichposition, the said yokes engage the teeth 15 of the bars to support theseat in the position mentioned. The upper extremities of the brace rodsare also offset as at 23 to bear againstthe adjacent edges of the bars14 when the parts are in the position shown in Figures 1 and 4. Now,when the seat 13 is adjusted to regulate its height, it is alsonecessary to adjust the brace rods 14, which can be convenientlyaccomplished by raising these rods until the yokes 22 are brought to ahorizontal position, at which time the yokes 22 are separated from theteeth 15 of the bars 14 to allow these rods to be properly positionedalong the length of the bar as will be readily understood. Uponinspection of Figures 2 and 3, it will be observed that when theauxiliary seat 12 is in its normal position and forms part of the backof the chair, in which position it lies flush with the lower fixedsection 12 above referred to, so that the chair can be used in comfortby others. The auxiliary seat can be quickly folded by simply breakingthe joints in the brace rods 20, and then swinging the seat 13upon itspivots to a vertical position. The seat 13 will remain in its verticalposition due to the inclination of the back of the chair or'any suitablefastening may be employed to retain the seat in this position, such forexample, as shown in Figure 9.

In this figure I have shown a substantially T-shaped locking element,the shank of which is indicated at 24 and the head at 25. The free endof the shank 24 is formed with a hook 26 adapted to be received within arecess 27 formed in the adjacent side of the movable seat, and engagethe wall of the re cess to hold the seat in its normal verticalposition. One end of the head 25 is pivoted on a suitable bracket 28,while the other end of the head is pivoted to a sliding rod 29 whichprojects through an opening in the back of the chair as illustrated.Projecting from the head 25 and arranged parallel with the shank 24 ofthis locking'element is an extension 30 upon which bears one end of aspring 31 which is utilized to normally hold the locking element and rod29 in the position shown in Figure 9. When it is desired to use theseat, it is only necessary to push inwardly on the rod 29, which ofcourse rocks the locking element in a manner to separate it from thewall. of the recess 27, moving the hook like extremity of the elementtothe position wherein the pivoted section or seat 13 can be swungdownwardly to its horizontal position. The rod 29 is'not only used toactuate the latch element against the tension of the spring 31 to eflecta release of the pivoted section 13, but it will be noted that when therod is moved inwardly it contacts the movable sections and thereby isutilized to move the section from a vertical to a horizontal position.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to haveit understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallwithin the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In a barbers chair, a back including a lower stationary upholsteredsection, and an upper movable upholstered section normally arrangedvertically and flush with the lower section, means for supporting theupper section for pivotal movement whereby said section is capable ofbeing swung to a horizontal position for use as an auxiliary seat, saidsection being also mounted for vertical adjustment to vary its heightwhen used as a Seat, said seat having a recess adjacent one end thereof,a pivoted locking element designed to be received by said recess andengaging said seat to hold it in a vertical position, and a rod mountedfor sliding movement and connected with the locking element toeffectively release said seat, and simultaneously move the seat from itsvertical to a horizontal position.

2. In a barbers chair, a back including a lower stationary section andan upper mov able section mounted for pivotal movement and adapted to beswung to a horizontal position for use as an auxiliary seat, meansadjustably supporting the seat from the back of the chair whereby theheight of the seat can be regulated, said seat having a recess adjacentone edge thereof, a horizontally disposed locking element supported bythe back of the chair and capable of pivotal movement, said elementterminating to provide a hook adapted to be received by said recess andengaging said section to hold the latter in its vertical position,resilient means normally holding the locking element in an activeposition, a rod arranged parallel with the locking element and mountedfor sliding movement, and a connection between the rod and lockingelement whereby the latter is actuated to release the seat when the rodis pushed in one direction to move the said 10 section from its verticalto its horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ESTHER T. HEHN.

